Re: nvidia 9500m gs question

Ok finally got 1680X1050 resoltuion using the nvidia driver on a 32bit install of 8.04 on my ASUS G1sn-A1 laptop. Here are the exact steps I took, but I take no responsibility if you don't get it to work and have to reinstall.

1. Start with a fresh install of ubuntu 8.04 32 bit, and run all the advertised patches.
2. Next, follow theses steps, taken from the good people at nvnews:

Re: nvidia 9500m gs question

Originally Posted by add2700

Ok finally got 1680X1050 resoltuion using the nvidia driver on a 32bit install of 8.04 on my ASUS G1sn-A1 laptop. Here are the exact steps I took, but I take no responsibility if you don't get it to work and have to reinstall.

1. Start with a fresh install of ubuntu 8.04 32 bit, and run all the advertised patches.
2. Next, follow theses steps, taken from the good people at nvnews:

Re: nvidia 9500m gs question

Originally Posted by StormPCs

I am only on 2.6.24.19 I believe. All I did was installed the OS from the CD I made from the ISO image that I downloaded, rebooted and did all updates before I clicked on the icon, downloaded the proprietary driver and then checked the box to enabled the driver. It was that simple.

I am on the 201 BIOS (which is standard). I did upgrade my CPU from a T5550 to a T9300, and my 4gigs of RAM has been upgraded with high performance memory that runs at 4-4-4-12 instead of 5-5-5-15. Everything else is stock.

What BIOS are you using?

If I do the normal install of 32bit and then get all the updates. I can see the proprietary driver. If I check it to enable it and restart I get a warning about my machine running in low res mode and it wont let me choose a higher resolution than 800x600 and it prompts for a driver.

Re: nvidia 9500m gs question

Originally Posted by wolfwood2x

If I do the normal install of 32bit and then get all the updates. I can see the proprietary driver. If I check it to enable it and restart I get a warning about my machine running in low res mode and it wont let me choose a higher resolution than 800x600 and it prompts for a driver.

Sorry...it appears that only 2GB of my 4GB was operational, which is why it installed correctly. It appears the kernel rebuild is necessary until nVidia makes a driver for Linux that loads properly.

add2700:

Can you post the code showing the install of the debs? Also, will this work on the 64bit 8.04? Thanks.

Re: nvidia 9500m gs question

Yes, I have tested and it does work with both 32bit and 64bit Hardy Heron I'm very happy to say. Just follow the directions step by step, using the command prompt. YOu can be in any directory to start, I chose to be in my home directory.
Again, note that when you download the txt patch, rename it to have a .diff extension. This is what I missed the first 20 times.
ALso, before you start you have to install fakeroot with:
sudo apt-get install fakeroot

After oyu complete all the steps, you will have a bunch of .debs but you only need to run these:
linux-image-rt
linux-headers-rt
linux-headers-lum-rt
linux-ubuntu-modules-rt

They might look more like this:
linux-image-2.6.24.19-rt

Then install envy:

sudo apt-get install envy and do a manual install of the latest NVIDIA drivers using envy.
Then reboot, and you should come up in 1680 by default and be able to use compiz.

NOTE: Ubuntu updater will want you to install it's own deb packages of the same name again but just ignore them, or else the patch will break.